An Irish-born lawyer who faced scorn for turning down an $8 million settlement in a medical-malpractice suit — only to lose at trial — has became the hero who secured a massive $130 million judgment for a brain-damaged Suffolk County girl at a new trial this week.

An Australian TV presenter has been criticized after he insinuated that Irish republicans may be linked to Monday’s bomb blast in Boston, which claimed the lives of three people and injured more than 170.

Despite being supported by 90 percent of Americans, the recent amendment proposing background checks for gun-buyers came up short against the 60-vote threshold needed to carry through the legislation and caused much upset among its supporters.

The Irish Famine Tribunal, which plans to examine the responsibility of the British government, under international law, for the tragic events of this period of Irish history, will be convened at Fordham Law School this weekend.

President Michael D Higgins received a standing ovation from his audience at the EU Parliament in Strasbourg today.
Addressing the Parliament, the Irish President urged the Union to connect with its citizens, calling attention to their suffering and reminding the Union that their citizens place their trust in parliament when they vote and rightly have expectations of them.
“We cannot, however, ignore the fact that European citizens are suffering the consequences of actions and opinions of bodies such as rating agencies, which, unlike parliaments, are unaccountable,” he

Heavyweight Tyson Fury (20-0, 14 KOs) will fight for the first time on American soil this Saturday afternoon when he takes on Steve Cunningham (25-5, 12 KOs) at the Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York City.